acriter
Latin
Etymology
From ācer (“sharp, pungent”) + -ter.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.krɪ.tɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.kri.t̪er]
Adverb
ācriter (comparative ācrius, superlative ācerrimē)
- sharply, strongly, vehemently, zealously
- Synonym: impēnsē
Related terms
References
- “acriter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “acriter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- acriter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.